Sport and Travel in the Far East

Sport and Travel in the Far East is a book published in 1910 by American ambassador and writer Joseph Grew. It highlights the hunting and the people of Asia, including hunting tiger in China. It was a favorite of Theodore Roosevelt, who was also an avid sportsman. Roosevelt wrote the introduction to the book, praising it.

Chapters

I. Marseilles to Singapore
II. Through the Malay Jungle
III. Impressions of Northern India: Bombay, Jaipore, Amber, Agra
IV. Impressions of Northern India: Cawnpore, Lucknow, Benares
V. Waimungu and the Hot-Spring Country of New Zealand
VI. The Journey Into Kashmir
VII. Ibex-Shooting in the Mountains of Baltistan
VIII. Markhor and Sharpu Shooting in Baltistan
IX. Black Bear Honking in the Valley of Kashmir
X. Kashmir to China
XI. Hunting the Cave-Dwelling Tiger of China

Trivia

Portions of the book appeared in Harper's Magazine, Outing, and The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes

External links

Sport and Travel in the Far East (1910) at the Internet Archive

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